Administrator's Guide
After Upgrading to Plesk Onyx
About Plesk
Logging in to Plesk for the first time
The Plesk GUI
Customizing Power User View
Web Servers
Apache and nginx Web Servers (Linux)
Apache with nginx
Adjusting Apache Settings for Virtual Hosts
Adjusting nginx Settings for Virtual Hosts
Enabling nginx caching
Optimizing Apache Web Server
HTTP/2 Support in Plesk
Apache and Nginx Configuration Files
IIS Web Server (Windows)
Adjusting IIS Settings for Websites
IIS Application Pool
Tracing Failed Requests
IIS Dynamic Compression Support
Web Hosting
Website Directory Structure
Defining a Custom Document Root
Defining a Custom Virtual Host Template
Virtual Host Structure (Linux)
Virtual Host Structure (Windows)
Website Preview
PHP Management
Installing PHP
Configuring PHP Handlers
PHP Extensions and Settings
PHP Handler Types
Adding Custom PHP Versions (Linux)
Running PHP Scripts from the Command Line
Customizing PHP Parameters
Configuring ASP.NET (Windows)
Mail
Configuring Server-Wide Mail Settings
Using Plesk Without the Mail Server
Removing Mail Functionality from the Customer Panel
Using Other Mail Server Software
Antispam Tools
SpamAssassin Spam Filter
DKIM, SPF, and DMARC Protection
DNS Blackhole Lists
Server-wide Black and White Lists
Greylisting (Linux)
Protection from Outbound Spam
Custom Limits
How Limits Work
Notifications About Attempts to Exceed Limits
Statistics and Reports
Protection from Mail Interception
Antivirus Software
Webmail Software
Mailing Lists
Mail Queue (Linux)
Mass Email Notifications
Automatic Email Notifications
Remote SmarterMail Support (Windows)
DNS
DNS Template
DNS Zones for Subdomains
Configuring the Recursive DNS
Restricting DNS Zones Transfer
Restricting Users’ Access to Other Users’ DNS Zones
Using BIND Instead of Microsoft DNS (Windows)
Switching Off the DNS Service
Using External DNS Servers
Slave DNS Server
Providing Redundant DNS Servers
Plesk Without a DNS Server
Using DNSSEC (Linux)
Database Servers
Adding and Removing Database Servers
Configuring Backup Settings for Remote SQL Servers
Changing Database Administrator’s Credentials
Database User Roles and Permissions
Database Hosting Preferences
Database Management Tools
Connecting to External Databases (Windows)
Moving Databases to Another Subscription
Remote Access to Databases
Disabling Microsoft SQL Server Database Dumps Upload
Server Administration
IP Addresses Management
Scheduling Tasks
Scheduled Tasks Shell Setting
Server Settings
System Services
System Date and Time
Protection Against Brute Force Attacks (Fail2Ban)
Fail2Ban Jails Management
Web Application Firewall (ModSecurity)
Atomic ModSecurity Rule Sets
Web Applications
How Apps Become Available to Your Customers
Application Vault
Session Preferences
(Plesk for Linux) Configuring Passive FTP Mode
Remote Access (Windows)
Additional Administrator Accounts
Dist-Upgrade Support
Event Handlers
Event Parameters Passed by Event Handlers
Mail account created
Mail account updated
Mail account deleted
Mailing list created
Mailing list updated
Mailing list deleted
Physical hosting created
Physical hosting updated
Physical hosting deleted
Standard or frame forwarding hosting created
Standard or frame forwarding hosting updated
Standard or frame forwarding hosting deleted
Web user account created
Web user account updated
Web user account deleted
Web application installed
Web application reconfigured
Web application uninstalled
Web application upgraded
WordPress installed
WordPress registered
WordPress uninstalled
License key updated
License key expired
Database server created
Database server updated
Database server deleted
Database created
Database deleted
Database user account created
Database user account settings updated
Database user account deleted
Database disk quota events (Windows only)
Plesk component updated or added
Reseller plan created
Reseller plan updated
Reseller plan deleted
Service plan of reseller created
Service plan of reseller updated
Service plan of reseller deleted
Service plan of administrator created
Service plan of administrator updated
Service plan of administrator deleted
Service plan of subscription changed
Additional FTP account created
Additional FTP account updated
Additional FTP account deleted
Server health status changed
Domain created
Domain updated
Domain deleted
Domain status updated
Domain DNS zone updated
Domain GUID updated
Subdomain created
Subdomain updated
Subdomain deleted
Domain alias created
Domain alias updated
Domain alias deleted
DNS zone of a domain alias updated
DNS zone of a subdomain under the default domain was updated
DNS zone of a subdomain updated
Update available
Update installed
Extension status updated
Extension installed
Extension uninstalled
Extension upgraded
System Updates (Plesk for Linux only)
Watchdog (System Monitoring) Component
Configuring Watchdog Settings
Monitoring System Services
Monitoring Disk Usage
Scanning Server for Malware
Viewing CPU and RAM Usage Statistics
Troubleshooting
Plesk Administration
Plesk Licensing
Plesk Onyx Licensing
Installing a Plesk License Key
Installing Additional License Keys for Plesk Add-ons
Upgrading Your License Key
Rolling Back to Your Previously Used License Key
Securing Plesk
Restricting Administrative Access
Restricting Remote Access via Plesk API
Setting Up the Password Strength Policy
Enhanced Security Mode
Using Secure FTP
Custom Handlers Policy
SSL/TLS and Shared IP Addresses
Securing Plesk and the Mail Server With SSL/TLS Certificates
(Plesk for Windows) Configuring Centralized SSL Certificate Support in Plesk
Protecting Against Clickjacking
Protecting Against Open Redirect
PCI DSS Compliance
Tune Plesk to Meet PCI DSS on Linux
Tune Plesk to Meet PCI DSS on Windows
Ports Used by Plesk
Running Plesk Behind a Router with NAT
Configuring Port Range for Passive FTP Mode (Windows)
Changing Your Password and Contact Information
Plesk Components
Adding and Removing Plesk Components
Cgroups Manager (Linux)
Managing Plesk from Mobile Devices
Plesk Inside Virtuozzo Containers
Subscribing to Plesk Newsletters
Plesk Technical Reports
Repair Kit
Plesk Repair Utility
Plesk Repair Utility: All
Plesk Repair Utility: Mail
Plesk Repair Utility: Web
Plesk Repair Utility: DNS
Plesk Repair Utility: FTP
Plesk Repair Utility: File System
Plesk Repair Utility: Plesk Database
Plesk Repair Utility: MySQL
Plesk Repair Utility: Microsoft SQL Server
Plesk Repair Utility: Installation
Managing ICP Permits
The Plesk Firewall (Linux)
The Plesk Firewall (Windows)
Using Docker
Using Node.js
Panel.ini Configuration File
Managing Let’s Encrypt Settings
Customizing the Plesk Interface
Appearance and Branding
Interface Preferences
Administrator’s Interface Language
Setting Up Supported Languages
Adding and Removing Custom Buttons
Branding and Themes
Using Custom Themes
Obtaining a Theme Package from Plesk
Modifying the Files
Installing Themes to Plesk
Removing Themes from Plesk
Changing Color Schemes
Hiding and Changing Plesk GUI Elements
Domain Registration and Management Services
Location of Domain Registration and Domain Management Buttons
Changing Domain Name Registrar’s URLs
Hiding Domain Registration and Domain Management Buttons
SSL/TLS Certificates Selling Services
Locations of Links for Purchasing and Viewing SSL/TLS Certificates
Changing SSL/TLS Certificate Seller’s URLs
Hiding Buttons for Viewing and Purchasing SSL/TLS Certificates
Link to Provider’s Website
Location of the Link to Provider’s Website
Changing the URL of the View Services Button
Hiding the View Services Button
Presence Builder Buttons
Location of the Presence Builder Buttons
Hiding the Presence Builder Buttons
Mail Service Controls
Location of the Mail Service Controls
Hiding the Mail Service Controls
Displaying the Mail Service Controls
Promos
Location of Promos
Creating a Promo
Hiding Plesk Promos
Link to Online Support Service
Creating Link to Support Form on Your Site
Creating Link to Compose Email Message
The Facebook Like Button
Location of the Like Button
Hiding the Like Button
The Twitter Follow Button
Location of the Follow Button
Hiding the Follow Button
Product Rating Widget
Location of the Widget
Hiding the Widget
RSS Feeds
Voting for New Features
Plesk Updates and Upgrades
Plesk Updates
Plesk Upgrades
Changing the Updates/Upgrades Source
Reporting Upgrade Problems
Plesk Extensions
Extensions Catalog
Plesk Extensions
Reselling Extensions
Let’s Encrypt
Social Login
Statistics and Monitoring
Action Logs
Setting Up Action Logging
Downloading the Action Log
Clearing the Action Log
Viewing Statistics
Automating Report Generation and Delivery by Email
Viewing Virus and Spam Protection Statistics (Windows)
About Disk Space Usage Calculation
Server Health Monitor
Installing Health Monitor
Tracking Server Health
Accuracy of Health Monitor Values
Configuring Alarms, Trends, and Email Notifications
Updating Health Parameters After Hardware Change
Monitoring Connections to Plesk
Backing Up and Restoration
Global Backup Settings
Configuring Remote Storage
Backing Up the Entire Server
Backing Up Individual Accounts and Sites
Scheduling Backups
Incremental Backup
Backup Logs
Restoring Data from Backup Archives
Downloading Backup Files from Server
Uploading Backup Files to Server
Removing Backup Files from Server
File Sharing
File Sharing Settings
Accessing and Working with Files
Connecting to Web Folders on Microsoft Windows Systems
Connecting to Web Folders on Linux Systems
Connecting to Web Folders on Mac OS
Customers and Resellers
Hosting Plans and Subscriptions
Relationship Between Plans and Subscriptions
Setting Up Hosting Plans
Specify Plan Properties
Offer Additional Services
Setting Up Add-on Plans
Subscribing Customers to Plans
Managing Customers
Managing Subscriptions
Serving Non-Technical Customers
Reseller Plans
Setting Up Reseller Plans
Subscribing Resellers to Plans
Converting Resellers into Customers
Helping Resellers Manage Their Subscriptions
Quick Navigation Among Plesk Objects
Website Management
Quick Start with Plesk
Set Up Your First Website
1. Create Your Site
Presence Builder
Content Management Systems
Uploading Content
Uploading Content Using FTP
Uploading Content with File Manager
2. Preview Your Site
3. Submit Your Sites to Search Engines
Set Up Mail Accounts
1. Create Mail Account
2. Access Your Mailbox
Access from Webmail
Access from Microsoft Office Outlook 2010
Access from Microsoft Outlook Express
Access from Mozilla Thunderbird
Access from Apple Mail
Access from iPhone
Access from Android
View Site Visit Statistics
Customer Account Administration
Changing Your Password and Contact Information
Viewing Subscription Summary
Allocated and Consumed Resources
Hosting Features Available for Your Websites
Permissions Available for Your Website
Viewing Statistics
Log Files
Managing Additional User Accounts
Additional User Accounts
Creating Custom Buttons
Websites and Domains
Domains and DNS
Adding and Removing Domains
Adding Subdomains
Adding Domain Aliases
Adding Wildcard Subdomains (Linux)
Adding a Domain Forwarder
Configuring DNS for a Domain
Plesk as a Master DNS Server
Managing DNS records
Applying DNS Template Changes (Plesk for Linux only)
Plesk as a Slave DNS Server
Registrar’s DNS Settings in Plesk
Additional Operations on Domains
Configuring DNS via Domain Connect
Putting a Website Online via Domain Connect
Adding additional third-party services
Configuring DNSSEC for a Domain
Hosting Settings
General Settings
Hosting Types
Standard Forwarding
Frame Forwarding
Website Status
Suspended Sites
Disabled Sites
Active sites
Web Scripting Settings
PHP Settings
Choosing the PHP version
Choosing the handler type
Configuring additional settings
Enabling PHP Acceleration
Viewing the PHP settings
Inheriting PHP settings
PHP Handler Types
ASP.NET Settings (Windows)
Web Server Settings
Apache and Nginx Settings
Known limitations
Serve all static content via nginx
Serve only files with specific extensions via nginx
Serve all static and dynamic content via Apache
IIS Web Server Settings
Common Settings
Directory Security Settings
Access Restriction Settings
The Default Value of Server Settings
Website Content
Presence Builder
Content Management Systems
Uploading Content Using FTP
Uploading Content with File Manager
Setting File and Directory Access Permissions
Deploying Content Using Git
Restricting Access to Content
Site Descriptions
Previewing Websites
Web Applications
Extended Website Management
Working with a Staging Site
Setting Up Custom Error Pages
Setting Up Custom Error Pages on Windows Servers
Setting Up Custom Error Pages on Linux Servers
Hosting Personal Web Pages Under Your Domains
Limiting Bandwidth and Number of Connections to Websites
Using Virtual Directories (Windows)
Creating Virtual Directories
Configuring ASP.NET for Virtual Directories
Configuring PHP for Virtual Directories
Setting Up Access to Virtual Directories
Changing Virtual Directory Settings
Adding and Removing MIME Types
Setting Up IIS Application Pool (Windows)
Web Publishing with Web Deploy (Windows)
(Advanced) Website Security
Securing Connections with SSL/TLS Certificates
Protecting Your Website With an SSL/TLS Certificate
Protecting Your Website With a Self-Signed SSL/TLS Certificate
Purchasing an SSL/TLS Certificate From a Certificate Authority
Purchasing an SSL/TLS Certificate via Plesk
Getting Free SSL/TLS Certificate from Let’s Encrypt
Getting Free Wildcard SSL/TLS Certificates from Let’s Encrypt
Protecting Webmail with an SSL/TLS Certificate
Protecting Sites from Hotlinking (Windows)
WordPress Toolkit
Git Support
Using a Local Repository
Using remote Git hosting
Ruby Support (Linux)
Manage Ruby Applications
Manage Ruby Versions via CLI
Run Rake tasks
Node.js Support
Creating Sites with Presence Builder
Getting Familiar With Presence Builder
Creating a Website
Importing Sites from SiteBuilder 4.5
Editing Websites
Structure: Pages and Navigation
Adding and Removing Pages
Adding and Removing Navigation Links
Design: Design Templates, Layout, Styles, Color Scheme, and Header
Selecting a Website Design Template
Selecting and Applying a Design Template
Preparing a Custom Design Template
Importing and Applying a Custom Design Template
Changing Your Website Layout
Selecting Website Colors, Background Images, Fonts, and Styles for Borders and Corners
Changing the Website Header Elements
Content: Text, Tables, Images, Video, Forms, and Scripts
Text, Tables, Hyperlinks, Flash Files, and Images
Hyperlinks, Links to Email Addresses, and Anchors
Image Gallery
Image Slider
Embedded Video
Contact Form
Blog
Commenting
Documents and Other Downloadable Files
Buttons for Sharing on Social Networks
Site Search
Online Store
Map
(Advanced) Custom Scripts
Advertisements
Twitter Feed
Amazon aStore
Multi-Language Websites
Settings and Tools for Webmasters
Saving and Loading Copies of a Website
Optimizing Sites for Mobile Devices
Publishing a Website to the Internet
Publishing a Website Copy to Facebook
Viewing Site Visits Statistics, Comments, and New Orders on the Dashboard
Deleting Websites
FTP Access to Your Websites
Changing FTP Access Credentials
Adding FTP Accounts
Setting Up Anonymous FTP Access
Mail Settings
Mail Settings of Domains
Adding Mail Accounts
Mail Account Settings
Changing Mail Account Password
Setting Up Mail Forwarding
Creating Mail Aliases
Setting Up Auto-Reply
Protecting from Spam
Protecting from Viruses
Additional Services
Limiting Outgoing Mail
Using Mailing Lists (Windows)
Scheduling Tasks
Website Databases
Creating Databases
Accessing Databases
Viewing Connection Information
Copying Databases
Backing Up and Restoring Databases
Exporting and Importing Database Dumps
Managing Database User Accounts
Setting Up Custom Access Rules
Checking and Repairing Databases
Moving a Database to Another Subscription
Accessing Databases with ODBC (Windows)
Backing Up and Recovering Websites
Backing Up Data
Backing Up the Account and Websites
Using Database Backup Storage (Windows)
Scheduling Backups
Managing Backup Files
Uploading, Downloading, and Removing Backups
Downloading Database Backup Files (Windows)
Restoring Data
Restoring Backups
Post-Restoration Database Repair (Windows)
Appendix A: Properties of Hosting Plans and Subscriptions
Visibility of Hosting Features in the Customer Panel
Resources
RAM, CPU, Disk I/O Management (Linux)
Permissions
Hosting Parameters
PHP Settings
Web Server (Apache)
Mail
DNS
Performance
Logs and Statistics
Applications
Additional Services
Appendix B: Properties of Reseller Plans and Subscriptions
Resources
Permissions
IP Addresses
Applications
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